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PACS327 Lecture : Week 7 - Guest Speaker Lucia Harrison.docx

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School
University of Waterloo
Department
Peace and Conflict Studies
Course
PACS327
Professor
Nathan Funk

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Week 7: guest speaker lucia harrison, k-w multicultural centre. The k-w multicultural centre works with new comers who come in to the area. Employment programs: hard for their credentials to be recognized. Ex: doctors: k-w helps with resumes, interviewing skills, personal/team skills. About 25 staff; together the staff speaks 27 different languages. Interpreters program (180 hours of training for them) 100 different volunteer interpreters and they cover about 65 different languages: they are trained in medical terminology, legal terminology, etc, foreign people who don"t have interpreters require more work. They go to the hospital or the bank and end up coming back again because they don"t understand. Cultural interpreters not only could they interpret but could also provide cultural context. Problem with this two people from the same place that speak the same language doesn"t mean they have the same culture. To learn about what people in other countries do just ask them.

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Related Questions

The United States is multicultural because

A. everyone holds the same values and beliefs.
B. each individual holds many different and conflicting values and beliefs.
C. there are many widely shared values and beliefs.
D. in this country we find many different languages and ways of life.

Which of the following is useful advice on conducting business across cultures with those who have limited English ability?

a) Speak at your normal, regular pace instead of speaking slowly as this may be viewed as disrespectful.
b) Use slang and jargon instead of literal language as much as possible.
c) Allow those with limited English ability enough time to process their thoughts into English.
d) When using an interpreter, focus on the interpreter instead of the person you are communicating with.

Which of the following is a true statement about human language? Select one: a. Language capacities are primitive in African apes. b. All described human cultures have language with the same set of layered elements. c. Language learning occurs at very different rates in different populations d. Language-learning ability is purely cultural. e. Some languages lack phonemes.